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Gonçalo Lopes, the mayor of Leiria, discussed the extensive damage caused by Storm Kristin in a recent interview with CNN Portugal, highlighting the municipality's emergency response and recovery efforts over the past ten days.
João Guarda, a resident of Leiria, is facing severe flooding for the second time this week. He has resorted to using a log in an attempt to manage the rising water levels around his home, highlighting the ongoing challenges posed by extreme weather conditions in the area.
Leiria, Coimbra, and Santarém are the districts most affected by the damage caused by the Kristin depression.
Leiria has launched the 'Telhado Solidário' (Solidarity Roof) initiative to involve companies and construction-sector professionals in providing roofing assistance to households in need.
The initiative is aimed at qualified technicians and companies with the objective of repairing roofs.
Leiria City Council launched today the 'Solidarity Roof' operation, an initiative specifically aimed at qualified technicians and companies to repair roofs, with accommodation guaranteed for participants who are not from the municipality.
The mayor of Leiria, Gonçalo Lopes, regards the measures announced by the Government as positive, but stresses they will only be effective if they are “minimally bureaucratic and very prompt”. He warns about the scale of the damage — with thousands of homes and tens of thousands of cars affected — and insists that “people need help now”.
The couple accuse the local authority of providing no support, a stark contrast to election time when officials even came to pick them up from their home in a van.
Brazilians living in Leiria describe scenes of destruction, flooding and property damage after a violent storm swept through the area.
With no assistance on-site, a neighbour temporarily offered a house to shelter the family, but the property also has no water or electricity.
With no local assistance, a neighbour temporarily provided a house to shelter the family, but the property also has no water or electricity.
Residents are moving to the Pousos Sports Pavilion, where food supplies and protective tarpaulins for homes are being distributed.
The Prime Minister ruled out the immediate declaration of a state of calamity in Leiria, contrary to what the municipality had requested. “We are carrying out an assessment of all the consequences on the ground and of the instruments we can use to restore the situation more swiftly so that normality can be fully re-established. In general, we do not rule out ...”
